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It was the great writer F. Scott Fitzgerald who told you there are no second acts in American life - but don’t tell that to Manchester, England’s Ricky Hatton. His first act in America played out on a cold, damp stage last May in Boston against Luis Collazo where he was lucky to avoid disaster and escape with his undefeated record. On Saturday night in Las Vegas, Hatton gets ready for the second act in his America life against IBF Jr. Welterweight titlist Juan Urango.
Ricky says the play is going to be better this time. He’ll be fighting in his natural weight division and won’t have the extra seven pounds he needed to be a welterweight to carry around on his back. However, he will have the weight on his shoulders of the 3,000 fans that have made the trek over from England to watch him tango with Urango. Hatton came to Las Vegas last week to get used to the surroundings of the "The Strip" and acclimatize his trained body to the time change. When the first bell against Urango clangs it will be late into the night in Las Vegas but only seven o’clock in the morning at home in Manchester. [details]
Ricky says the play is going to be better this time. He’ll be fighting in his natural weight division and won’t have the extra seven pounds he needed to be a welterweight to carry around on his back. However, he will have the weight on his shoulders of the 3,000 fans that have made the trek over from England to watch him tango with Urango. Hatton came to Las Vegas last week to get used to the surroundings of the "The Strip" and acclimatize his trained body to the time change. When the first bell against Urango clangs it will be late into the night in Las Vegas but only seven o’clock in the morning at home in Manchester. [details]